LEE
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
LEE trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over LEE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
LEE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
LEE's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
LEE PE Valuation
LEE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
LEE Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for LEE to show an outlook.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LEE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.89 | +$4.97 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.41 | +$4.87 |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.32 | +$2.95 |
| Q3 2025 | -$6.20 | -$1.85 |
| Q2 2025 | -$6.86 | -$3.86 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.28 | -$5.26 |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.27 | -$6.30 |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.35 | -$3.45 |
LEE is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.89 per share over the past year, against $7.28 at its worst in early 2025.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META has the edge over LEE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LEE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $126M | -11% |
| Q1 2026 | $122M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $130.1M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $139.1M | -12% |
| Q2 2025 | $141.3M | -6.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $137.4M | -6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $144.6M | -7.1% |
| Q3 2024 | $158.6M | -3.3% |
LEE's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $126M last quarter, down 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7% | +10 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4% | +6.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.3% | -7.3 points |
| Q3 2024 | -2.3% | -9 points |
LEE's operating margin was 6.8% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META has the edge over LEE on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META has the edge over LEE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LEE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $6.8M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.8M | -$4.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M | +$12.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.3M | -$1.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $8.3M | +$13.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.2M | -273% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.9M | -$7.9M |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.9M | -$561K |
LEE's free cash flow was −$578,000 over the past year, against −$6M the year before.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META has the edge over LEE on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LEE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +62% | +8.5M shares |
| 1 year | +265% | +16.2M shares |
| 3 years | +277% | +16.4M shares |
| 5 years | +281% | +16.4M shares |
| Available history | +292% | +16.6M shares |
LEE has 22M diluted shares, up 265% from a year ago.
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has the edge over LEE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
LEE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 11.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 12.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 22.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 31.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 30.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 25.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 22.1x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 13.6x | High |
LEE's net debt is about 11 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META has the edge over LEE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LEE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.6 | Neutral |
LEE's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
LEE PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | LEE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
LEE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
LEE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.71 | 6.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.50 | 4.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.46 | 4.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.54 | 5.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.89 | 28% below |
LEE has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 28% below its 200-week average.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% above its 200-week average.
LEE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.9 | $11.8 | -15% |
| 2021 | $11.8 | $39.0 | +230% |
| 2022 | $39.0 | $17.5 | -55% |
| 2023 | $17.5 | $7.87 | -55% |
| 2024 | $7.87 | $14.7 | +86% |
| 2025 | $14.7 | $3.74 | -74% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.74 | $7.13 | +91% |
LEE has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.